In some schools and universities, girls tend to choose art subjects (example literature), and boys tend to choose science subjects (example physics). Why do you think is so? Should this tendency be changed? Do you agree or disagree?
There is a long-standing debate about the
tendency
where girls
select
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to select
art
, while
boys
prefer science at schools and universities. In my opinion, this
tendency
has come from obsolete stereotypes and societal expectations and the perspective toward this
tendency
need
to be reconsidered.
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needs
Firstly
, children have been raised under the obsolete stereotype, where
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that
girls
have been encouraged to pursue art
to become feminine, while
boys
have gotten high expectations from their parents to gain successful future careers in scinece
fields, Correct your spelling
science
such
as doctors and engineers. This
perspective has a huge influence on the way youngsters think about their future and they try to meet societal expectations. Moreover
, when it comes to enrol
in universities, some medical schools in Japan still Change the verb form
enrolling
has
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have
perjudice
against gender, where males have more advantage than females. Correct your spelling
prejudice
prejudices
This
bias toward males should be prohibited to give equal chances for
females.
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to
Secondly
, there is no evidence that boys
are good at science subjects whereas
girls
are good at art
. In fact, some private girls
' schools in Japan are well-known as high
educated graduates where Replace the word
highly
one fourth
of Add a hyphen
one-fourth
total
students became doctors. Correct article usage
the total
Moreover
, in modern days, more and more women prefer pursuing their careers rather than getting married and having children. Therefore
, the old stereotype should be removed from societies and education systems should be encourage
to offer equal opportunities for both genders.
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be encouraged
To conclude
, although
there is a tendency
where girls
choose
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to choose
art
and boys
select
science for a long time, I believe that Fix the infinitive
to select
this
stereotype is already out-of-date and individual prefereance
should matter, not Correct your spelling
preference
preferences
genders
.Fix the agreement mistake
gender
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